Wichita eagle., 1887-09-18
YESTERDAYS CONVENTION.
Sedow,ck County Democrats Put Up Ticket
and Boldly Resolve.

to order at 2 o'clock by B. Z. Brown, chair
man of the central committee. After effect
ing G. temporary organization the following
committees were appointed:
Committee on resolutions-B. a. Eaton, I.
/ Y. Healv. J. B. Carey, J. F. Comfy. George
Sroke, VIM. Lkly, c. W. Watson.
Committee on order Of business-N. A. In
glish. Bony Smith, Robt. Carson, c. A. Cart
wright and B. T. Furnish.
On Credentials. T. Holmes, L. Il. Hos
kins. Robt. Crowley, Lewis High and \. &.
Mckee.
On organizations. T. Majors. II. Elliott,
n. Fink, W. O. Riddell and Silas Willis.
The convention then voted unanimously to
nominate temporary chairman. Ex-Aayor
Ben. ". Aldrich was selected temporary
chairxan and Charles A. Edwards secretary.
A mo ton was then made and carried to
adjourn until o'clock p. N.
At the afternoon meeting the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
The Democrats OF SedgwIck county are
proud of being citizens Of the largest city
and richest county of the state OF Kansas and
for the purpose OF maintaining the prosperity
of our city and county, we ask the suffrage
| of the people.
Resolved, that the course Of the last Re
publican legislature deserves the condemna-
ton of the people for its incompetency,
hypocrisy, unnecessary and un-Amerlcan
Resolved, that the Democrats Of sedgwiek
county this year, as IN all
years are in favor Of the
largest individual liberty consistent with the
public order and are opposed to ell sumptu-
airy legislation.
| RESOLVED, That we are in favor Of home
rule for Kansas as well as for Ireland.
| RESOLVED, That we denounce tie action
| of the Republican legislature OF Kansas IN
usurping the power of government OF the
county Of sedgwick.
| RESOLVED, That the appointment Of an
assistant attorney-general for SedgwIck
| county and metropolitan police In the city OF
| Wichita is un-American, un-Democratic
and unjust.
| RESOLVED, That the people OF SedgwIck
county feel thst they ere capable OF conduct
| ing their own affairs. and that the appoint
ment Of an assistant attorney general, VINO
makes fortune at the expense OF the tax
payers of Sedgwick county, from his perse-
cutions of the violators of an un just law, is
| an imposition of an order to which the PEG
pie of Sedgwick county will not submit.
RESOLVED, That we most cordially in
yite our fellow citizens of either
! to join with US in carrying out the principles
and policy we hereby announce and to their
advocacy we pledge ourselves until the right
shall prevail.
| Resolved, That we heartily endorse the adj
ministration Of Grover Cleveland
After the resolutions were read there was
the usual confusion in getting the vote of the
townships, then followed the report of the
committee on credentials giving the names
OF delegates entitled to vote in the conveD-
ton. The following is q list of names:
Salem township-John Kelluger, Louis
Scott, c. A. Cartright, j. S. Carson, ". H.
Sherwood
Ohio township-W. /. Strickland, c. Mes
serly, E. E. Koash.
Payne township. K. Brown, Lee Elliott,
A T. Tovera, Henry laden.
Minneha township-M White, S. P.
Srocter, J. Fl. Siveley.
Ninescah township-W. 3. Smith, C. G.
Phillips. n. T. McFie, joe Kincaid, Fred
Hartman.
| Waco township-D. fanny, j. J. Cook, F
G. Shaw.
Garden Plain north-Theodore o. Miller
Illinois township-Wm. Likely, A. GILES
pie.
Eagle township-F III. Springburgle, G.
r. Thrush.
Greeley township--Dr. Wilson, Milt Brewer
Howard Sims, j. NJ. Phillips
Attica township. 81, MCGEE, y. W.
Ellis, S. L. holland John Bestgen, Noah
Fink.
Kechi township-Wm. Willis, A. Steele,
T. G. Pratt.
Delano township. Webster, j. A. Men
efee, S. l.. Johnson W. Kaiser, c. Redman,
H. j. Leoman, J. Freeman.
Rockford township-C. a, Brown, j. N.
Hossletter, Adam II. Haufbauer.
Rockford township-A. n. Hunt, A. S.
Best, G. W. Austin, Peter Kellinger.
First Ward-N. A. English, HuSh Fort
ner, j. T. Holmes, R. Cone Thomas Jewell,
John Kelly, Robert Carson, Geo. Wells,
John Hereford Leslie Martin, John Clayton,
c. A. Edwards, P..V. Healey, VIM. Weiss,
J. B. Carney, John. Whitaker, S. B. An
drews.
Second Ward-John. Fisher, a. II. Mckee,
W. O. Riddell,V. c. Jones, c. Pearce, Dan
Mckenzie, James Song Meir.
Third Ward-G. E. Spatton, Henry Jones,
Frank Temple, B. &. Brown, Nixon Elliott
IL. W. Coates, J. P. Thurbering,
W. Waldrich, NJ. c. Cook, B. Jones.
Fourth Ward-J. s. Stinson, J. P. Schoon-
over. B. A. Eaton, S. 7. Major, L. L. Car
Isle, c. A. Allen, Ben Robinson, J. F
Cowley, DR.. FINLEY, o. Muloy, L. Quissen
bury, Thos Manlove, A. A. eileen.
Fifth Ward-Chas. Guyer, c. o. Kenyon
J. G. Gray, N. Stanton, C. Coleman.
Wichita Tp-C. Briggs, Lon Ketzler, j
w. Simmons, E. G. Drake, VIM. Griffipsteir
G. W. Dixon. VIM. Matthewson.
! Union township-Henry Hoskins, Jos
IVogler, Pins Ginger, jas. Wordsworth, Johr
Elmer, c. P. Ritter.
i GIBSON township. Bronson, S
Heigh, Pat Burke, Dennis Dillon.
Grand River township-Olver Rudd, VIM
| Anderson.
sherman township-J. N, Post, F. A
Brennan W. W. Anderson. c. s. Watson
Mr.. c. A Edwards and B. A. Eaton wer
then appointed permanent secretaries ant
MIR. j. F. Conley permanent chairman.
II Joseph Coates then placed In nomination
Judge Amos Harris for judge Of the 18th ju
> dicial district. He was nominated by accla
nation.
Mike c. Cook was then placed in nomina
ton for treasurer Of Sedgwick county. Mr.
Thomas Cartwright and Mr.. John Fishel
were next placed in nomination. Mr.. Eatoi
here placed in nomination Mr.. J. r. Browl
= of Valley Center township for treasurer bu
| il seems the party had been saving him W
| for register of deeds, and his name was with
drawn. A ballot was taken and Mr.. Cart